Apple’s mixed reality headset can weigh less than 150 grams, which will make it much lighter than many other headsets on the market, according to a new research note from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, seen by 9to5Mac. That lighter weight could mean that Apple’s headset could carry more easily for long periods of time.
Weighing in at 150 grams, Apple’s headset is lighter than the Oculus Quest 2 (503 grams), Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 (645 grams) and the Valve Index (809 grams). It will be lighter than Google’s Daydream View, a dusty VR headset designed to hold your phone, weighing 220 grams. The headset can be even lighter than your iPhone, as the standard iPhone 12 weighs 164 grams.
Just as attractive as this headset sounds, it may take a while before we try it out for ourselves. Bloomberg reported in January that the device, which has features of both virtual reality and augmented reality, will only launch at least in 2022. The information backed it up in February by reporting that the device could ship “as early as next year”. The information also had a drawing of what the headset might look like, including mesh fabric on the front and Apple Watch style straps on the back, and I could see how the device could be very light when made with the material.
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The headset, codenamed “N301”, can also have 8K screens, eye-tracking technology and more than a dozen cameras to both detect your hand movements and record footage that can be displayed inside the headset, according to The information. And in its new research note, Kuo reported that the device will have plastic lenses, an ultra-short focal length and Micro-OLED screens.
But the headset may not be cheap: Apple apparently discussed that the headset is about $ 3,000. The information report. This will make it much more expensive than the $ 299 Oculus Quest 2, but cheaper than the $ 3,500 HoloLens 2.
Apple’s device has already faced several development challenges, Bloomberg reported, and given how far the rumored headset is, there is always a possibility that details about the device may change. However, Apple recently transferred Dan Riccio, its former hardware chief, to a role that allegedly oversees Apple’s AR and VR devices, which may indicate the company’s commitment to launching a device sooner rather than later.